All Commissioning articles – Page 459
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News360 to commemorate Titanic sinking for BBC1
360 Productions has won a BBC1 commission marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, as parent company Impossible Pictures opens a Republic of Ireland office.
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NewsC4 follow-up gives Brit teens taste of Amish life
The Amish community of Ohio will take in British teenagers for a Channel 4 follow-up to last year’s Amish: World’s Squarest Teenagers.
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NewsHistory of musicals takes centre stage for BBC4
BBC4 has commissioned Twofour to make a 3 x 60-minute series on the history of the musical in London’s West End.
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NewsCentury to make undercover police doc for C4
The undercover policeman who spent seven years posing as an environmental activist is to be the subject of a Channel 4 Cutting Edge film.
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NewsSo TV to make Armstrong’s Big Ask for Dave
Dave has ordered a full series of comedy panel show Alexander Armstrong’s Big Ask from So Television following a successful TX pilot.
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NewsBBC to reveal value of WoCC
The BBC is to publish the “size of the prize” and AI figures for the first time as it shakes up its Window of Creative Competition (WoCC) following the release of this year’s data - which saw indies edge further ahead of in-house compared with last year to win the ...
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NewsITV to cut drama repeats to test in-house formats
ITV is weighing up cutting drama repeats from ITV1’s daytime schedule to clear space for experimenting with in-house formats.
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NewsSplash and Lime set for reality rivalry
Two structured reality shows are set to go head to head in Liverpool, with Splash Media in paid development on Desperate Scousewives (w/t) for E4 and MTV on the brink of commissioning Lime Pictures to make Mersey Shore.
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NewsSwain confirmed as BBC Knowledge controller
Emma Swain has been confirmed as George Entwistle’s sucessor as controller of BBC Knowledge commissioning and the corporation will close her previous role.
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NewsTrue Stories picks up nuclear testing doc
The story of Kazakhstanis being used as guinea pigs to test nuclear weapons has been picked up by More4 for documentary strand True Stories.
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FeaturesGreenlight round-up: BBC2 reveals summer/autumn schedule
Highlights on Greenlight include a raft of new programmes from BBC2’s forthcoming summer and autumn season.
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NewsAtalla and Buxton join forces for 5*'s Silent Library
Ash Atalla’s Roughcut TV is behind Channel 5’s keep-quiet-to-win gameshow Silent Library, the broadcaster has revealed.
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NewsCarr locked into C4 for two years
Talkshow host Alan Carr has signed a two-year exclusive deal with Channel 4 that will see him continue to host Chatty Man.
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NewsITV4 tucks into Richard Bacon’s Beer & Pizza Club again
ITV4 has ordered a second helping of Richard Bacon’s Beer & Pizza Club, despite the first series falling below slot average.
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NewsPointless heads to BBC1
BBC2 daytime game show Pointless is moving to BBC1 for the next series, starting with a week of Pointless Celebrities in July.
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NewsSky 1 taps tech with Bullseye's Gadget Geeks
Sky 1 has ordered a 12 x 60-minute gadget show from Bullseye, which is the indie’s largest order to date.
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NewsLion TV meets Britain's biggest families for C4
The lifestyle, dynamics and struggles of four of the UK’s biggest families will be the focus of a Channel 4 series this autumn.
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NewsCurrent TV swamped with ideas after Twitter call to indies
Current TV has forged new relationships with a raft of indies by reaching out via social media.
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NewsBBC heritage hunt gets royal seal of approval
The Prince of Wales will appear on a new BBC1 Sunday evening magazine show fronted by antiques expert Paul Martin and featuring regular reporters Clare Balding and Charlie Luxton.
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NewsITV revisits Corrie history
ITV1 is to air a controversial 1960s Coronation Street suicide storyline for the first time as part of a celebration of the soap’s history.